Bloomberg's candidacy is hopeless. All in favor?

[trof]

AYE!
WTF is this guy thinking/drinking/smoking?
I don't understand what his motivation could possibly be.
He. Has. No. Chance.
Period.

'Splain me?
TIA

[Amimnoch]

1. The way his spots are promoting, I think he's just using money

To go after trump.

As an individual contributor, he can only contribute so much to the campaigns of candidates running.

There’s a lot of rules on spots attacking candidates from individuals.

As a candidate he can flood the airwaves with attacks on trump.

So far, everything I’ve seen from him is him going after trump and not our primary candidates.

Kind of hoping that catches on with the rest of our field.

[trof]

2. OK, that kinda makes sense.

I hope you're right.
Thanks.

[PatSeg]

5. Good points

So I guess he is doing something productive with his money if it reaches a lot of people. Hadn't thought of it that way.

[Lucky Luciano]

21. That was my guess as well.

[Amishman]

22. He could do that through a PAC

No need to run to attack Trump.

I don't get it

[ret5hd]

3. Gotta protect those millions from the dirty plebes!

What if trump doesn’t win?!?!?!?!?

[brooklynite]

4. Nay!

Bloomberg is now ahead of Booker and Klobuchar. I don't think he's likely to win but I wouldn't flippantly discard him.

As for his motivation? How about: he thinks Biden won't get the nomination and Sanders, Warren etc. won't beat Trump.

[thesquanderer]

7. re: "he thinks Biden won't get the nomination and Sanders, Warren etc. won't beat Trump."

Alternatively, maybe he thinks Biden won't get the nomination and he's afraid that Sanders or Warren WOULD beat Trump.

[Bradshaw3]

9. Touche!!!

[uppityperson]

13. Why are you posting by number?

[brooklynite]

23. He's politically savvy enough to understand the likelihood that Sanders would lose...

...I and many people here do.

He's also likely to understand that Warren is more likely to win the nomination than Sanders, and is also a risk.

[Thekaspervote]

12. I will.. that is discard him!!

[Wednesdays]

6. Well, he's up to 6 percent in some polls

But yeah, I would hardly bet the farm on him.

Personally, I believe he has good intentions, but the country is hardly ready for yet another billionaire short-cutting his way into the Oval Office.

[Sloumeau]

8. I think that the chances of Bloomberg winning the nomination are slim and none.

However, as long a Biden is doing this well nationwide, in Iowa and in New Hampshire, it is fine with me if Bloomberg stays in.

Is it possible that Bloomberg is hurting Pete Buttigieg more than anyone else?

[paleotn]

14. Probably.

Hurting Pete that is.

[The Valley Below]

11. He won't win.

But hopefully he can help move the Overton window.

[ritapria]

16. If Bloomberg is serious about winning the nomination

He must be hoping for a Biden collapse before Super Tuesday .In such a far-fetched scenario moderates, he hopes, would jump on his bandwagon to stop the Progressive who emerges from the results in the Early States . It is an extreme longshot presidential bid. Bloomberg has no better than a 15 -1 chance of pulling it off

[sarisataka]

17. Unfortunately it is not hopeless

WTF is this guy thinking {that money can buy ads and if you have enough ads you will get votes}/drinking{not a sugary drink}/smoking?{not marijuana}
I don't understand what his motivation could possibly be.{he wants to be President}
He. Has. No. Chance.
Period. {that is what people said about Trump}

'Splain me?
as George Carlin said: "In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem."

[Iggo]

24. "I don't understand what his motivation could possibly be."

Too many Dems talking about taxing the insanely rich.

Somebody had to do something and by golly it was him.

[yaesu]

18. Its too early to tell but I wouldn't vote for him in the primary. We do know that money does

buy elections and probably will this one.

[bucolic_frolic]

19. Will he release his tax returns?

Is Trump a creditor?

[Wolf Frankula]

20. I'm not one of his supporters but

He's more qualified than Tom Steyer. He has held public office. He's more qualified than the Rump Named tRump.

Wolf